Iran loads 4.6 million barrels of oil and evades US blockade
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 26
Iran loads 4.6 million barrels of oil and evades US blockade
11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 26
Satellite data shows Iran loaded 4.6 million barrels at crude terminals, with 4 million barrels reportedly crossing the US blockade line.
This movement could free up several days of storage capacity for Iran, despite ongoing US efforts to restrict its oil trade.
An Iranian official warns of retaliatory strikes on infrastructure if Iranian oil wells are targeted, as the US blockade began on April 13 to pressure Tehran back to negotiations.
With onshore storage nearly full, will Iran be forced to shut down its oil wells?
As Iran's top oil buyer, will China defy the U.S. blockade or mediate a truce?
Can Iran's 'Mosaic Defense' strategy outlast a full-scale U.S. naval blockade?
Could a threatened Iranian attack on Gulf infrastructure trigger a global recession?
Who legally controls the world's most critical oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz?
Will President Trump's threat of 'widespread destruction' bring Iran to the table?